NHL general managers are getting to the point of the season at which they must decide if they are buying or selling. Those who are selling will look to get as much possible for players they will not look to re-sign in the offseason...

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The Philadelphia Flyers announced that Jaromir Jagr is out seven to 10 days with a "mild groin strain." Jagr stopped playing in the Winter Classic early in the second period, though he remained on the bench...

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Bad NHL shootout attempts are rare occurrences; hockey's greatest shooters train endlessly to be effective scorers at all times, including one-on-one breakaways. The history of the shootout in hockey is highlighted by some incredible events...

"You're irrelevant out here." That's what Mike Rupp of the New York Rangers said to Philadelphia Flyers enforcer Jody Shelley after Shelley tried getting Rupp to fight in the December 23rd game between the two teams...

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The 2011-2012 NHL season is nearly halfway through. Most teams have played 33 games already, roughly 40 percent of the schedule. General managers understand at this point whether or not their team has a chance to compete in the playoffs...

The best NHL goalies may be the most valuable men in all of sports, whereas the worst (understandably) end up the most despised. A hockey goalie can either carry an average team or destroy a great one...

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The 2012 NHL Winter Classic is less than two weeks away. The New York Rangers and Philadelphia Flyers are set to take part in the fifth annual outdoor hockey game and will face off on January 2 at 1 p...

With the 2012 NHL Winter Classic less than three weeks away, Citizens Bank Park is turning into a hockey rink. The annual outdoor game is set to take place on January 2nd, with an alumni game taking place on December 31...

Less than a week after the Philadelphia Flyers announced that captain Chris Pronger would be out indefinitely with a concussion, the team was forced to say the same regarding the NHL 's leading scorer, Claude Giroux ...

One of hockey's greatest aspects is the diversity among player types. The dynamic methods of winning NHL games allows for players who are not only big and strong, but small and agile to be effective at the sport's highest level...

For the 2011-12 NHL season, four teams adopted a new primary logo. The Nashville Predators simplified theirs, and the Tampa Bay Lightning even more so. The Los Angeles Kings switched their alternate logo to their main logo...

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That frightening thing you see in the title picture is called Lanny McDonald's mustache. While no NHL player comes close to having a forest of hair growing underneath his nose like McDonald, many players came through during Movember 2011...